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{ "term": "wave", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "image": "data/images/co/coast.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a raised line of water that moves across the surface of the sea, ocean, etc.", "sensetop": "in the waveson the waves", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Huge waves were breaking on the shore." }, { "text": "Surfers flocked to the beach to **ride the waves**." }, { "text": "the gentle sound of waves lapping" }, { "text": "The wind made little waves on the pond." }, { "text": "Children were playing in the waves.", "contextForm": "in the waves" }, { "text": "Seagulls bobbed on the waves.", "contextForm": "on the waves" }, { "text": "All you could hear was the lapping of the waves." }, { "text": "He swam headlong into the oncoming wave." }, { "text": "I could hear the waves crash against the rocks." }, { "text": "She loved surfing the giant waves of the sea." }, { "text": "The waves hit the rocks with huge energy." }, { "text": "There were seagulls bobbing on the waves." }, { "text": "These boats aren't strong enough to withstand rogue waves." }, { "text": "We watched the waves breaking on the shore." }, { "text": "the gentle sound of waves lapping the sand" }, { "text": "the roar of ocean waves" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "enormous", "giant"], "verb + wave": ["ride", "surf", "catch"], "wave + verb": ["rise", "break", "fall"], "wave + noun": ["energy", "power"], "preposition": ["in the waves", "on the waves"], "phrases": [ "the crash of the waves", "the crashing of the waves", "the lap of the waves" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the form that some types of energy such as heat, sound, light, etc. take as they move", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "electromagnetic/gravity/ultrasonic waves" } ], "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["acoustic", "electromagnetic", "gravitational"], "verb + wave": ["emit", "generate", "deflect"], "wave + verb": ["travel", "bounce off something"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a movement of your arm and hand from side to side", "sensetop": "with a wave", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She declined the offer with a wave of her hand.", "contextForm": "with a wave" }, { "text": "With a wave and a shout he ran down the road to meet us." }, { "text": "He **gave** us **a wave** as the bus drove off." }, { "text": "She managed a wave to her disappointed supporters as she left." }, { "text": "He dismissed her thanks with a quick wave of the hand." }, { "text": "I returned his wave and started to walk towards him." }, { "text": "She gave a dismissive wave of her hand." }, { "text": "He gave a wave as the bus moved off." }, { "text": "She sent him away with a wave of her hand." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["quick", "little", "slight"], "verb + wave": ["give (somebody)", "return"], "preposition": ["with a wave", "wave of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a continuous movement that looks like a wave on the sea, made by a large group of people, especially people watching a sports game, when one person after another stands up, raises their arms, and then sits down again", "labels": "(North American English)British English", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a sudden increase in a particular activity or feeling", "sensetop": "wave of somethingin waves in a wave", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Insurgents launched a **wave of attacks** against the security forces.", "contextForm": "wave of something" }, { "text": "Wave after wave of attacks rocked the city." }, { "text": "a wave of protests/strikes/scandals" }, { "text": "a wave of violence/unrest" }, { "text": "There has been a new wave of bombings since the peace talks broke down." }, { "text": "A wave of fear swept over him." }, { "text": "A wave of panic spread through the crowd." }, { "text": "Guilt and horror flooded her in waves.", "contextForm": "in waves" }, { "text": "Exhaustion hit him in a wave.", "contextForm": "in a wave" }, { "text": "Three hundred employees lost their jobs in the latest wave of redundancies." }, { "text": "A wave of relief washed over him as he saw that the children were safe." }, { "text": "Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her." }, { "text": "How do we catch the next great wave of innovation?" }, { "text": "I feel a wave of panic flow through me." }, { "text": "The attack unleashed a wave of terror in the city." }, { "text": "The news sent a wave of relief through the crowd." }, { "text": "This tendency has generated a new wave of company mergers." }, { "text": "With the fall of the Bastille in 1789, a wave of euphoria swept Europe." }, { "text": "swept along on a wave of critical acclaim" }, { "text": "the current wave of business scandals" }, { "text": "A wave of violence swept the country." }, { "text": "I experienced a huge wave of emotion when I saw her." }, { "text": "Suddenly a wave of guilt washed over her." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "enormous", "great"], "verb + wave": ["send", "cause", "create"], "wave + verb": [ "sweep something", "sweep over something", "wash over somebody/something" ], "preposition": ["wave of", "on a wave"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a large number of things or people suddenly appearing or arriving somewhere", "examples": [ { "text": "Wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead." }, { "text": "The war generated waves of refugees." }, { "text": "We saw a wave of tanks coming over the horizon." }, { "text": "The article drove waves of traffic to their website." }, { "text": "New waves of displaced people began arriving." }, { "text": "Wave after wave of soldiers rushed the perimeter." }, { "text": "a wave of immigration in the 1950s" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "if a person’s hair has a wave or waves, it is not straight but slightly curly", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [], "topics": ["Appearance"] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "the sea", "labels": "(literary)", "examples": [ { "text": "life on the waves *(= life at sea)*" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a situation in which somebody is very successful, happy, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "They’ve been on the crest of the wave ever since their election victory." }, { "text": "She is on the crest of a wave at the moment following her Olympic success." }, { "text": "They are riding the crest of the wave at the moment." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be very active in a way that makes people notice you, and that may sometimes cause problems", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to enjoy or be supported by the particular situation or quality mentioned", "examples": [ { "text": "Schools are riding a wave of renewed public interest." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/weɪv/", "audio": "wa/wave/wave__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/weɪv/", "audio": "wa/wave/wave__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’." }